Ed Bauta vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Ed Bauta
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Bauta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.35 and 1.517 for Ed Bauta. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Bauta and Bill Ricks

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
4.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
8.94
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.23
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
649
39.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
34.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Bauta and Bill Ricks

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Bauta and Bill Ricks

Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
3233.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
15.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
12.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA